The Cincinnati city council has borrowed pages from the playbook of its sister city in the state of Ohio, Cleveland, when it comes to bypassing democracy to fill the coffers of people involved with professional sports. Less than a year after the city of Cleveland sued itself to avoid putting whether or not the Cavaliers would get $70 million in public funds as reimbursement for renovations done to Quicken Loans Arena, the city of Cincinnati is attempting the same thing.
According to Cameron Knight of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati’s city council approved the funding in what it is calling an “emergency measure.